On why Jamie Dimon is in our sights The Fifth Estate - our view News from the front desk, issue 464: Right now, while government twiddles its thumbs and minsters glance constantly at their watches waiting for the next holiday, the private sector is doing…
How design of our cities is amplifying urban heat and what to do with it Dr Mittul Vahanvati, RMIT; Dr Adriana Keating, Centre for Urban Research; Helen Cheng Most of the time we discuss climate change as affecting cities and the people who live in them. Less well known is that cities – specifically their planning and design – also create climate change through the urban heat island. Encouragingly, this means that cities can provide climate solutions. Why are we not discussing this?
New collaborative housing guide for old, young… and anyone really Poppy Johnston | 27 June 2019 A new guide helps people organise a collaborative housing project, helping people navigate everything from development approvals and parking to community perceptions of boarding houses and breaking down the finance…
How to do collaborative housing sustainably and more affordably – Melbourne style Poppy Johnston | 18 July 2019 Three couples have pooled their sustainability, construction and architecture skills to transform a single family home in Brunswick, Melbourne, into three ultra sustainable townhouse with a semi-shared front yard.
